The broad outlines of America’s partisan divides are visible on any national map. Republicans typically dominate in most Southern and Plains states, and Democrats in Northeastern and West Coast ones. Democrats cluster in urban America, Republicans in more rural places.
But keep zooming in — say, to the level of individual addresses for 180 million registered voters — and this pattern keeps repeating itself: within metro areas, within counties and cities, even within parts of the same city.
Like much of the world, you probably watched Meghan Markle last nightand shuddered. But you shouldn’t be surprised. Today, the dubious honour of being the dumbest country in the world goes to…Britain. It’s a nation that’s completely destroyed itself, and will probably never recover. Even America’s better off than Britain, and that’s saying something. And rarely has a country imploded in so short a time. https://eand.co/how-britain-
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Back in 2006, when Scott Shuford was Asheville’s planning director, he reluctantly accepted a friend’s invitation to attend a meeting about the impact of climate change on local governments.
“I didn’t see how a two-degree temperature change could affect the community,” he recalled, referring to the predicted rise in earth temperatures in years to come. “But I agreed to attend, thinking it would only be about 15 minutes.
“After about an hour-and-a-half I came out of the meeting drenched in sweat.” https://avlwatchdog.org/come-
MIAMI — The recruitment of the sham candidate began with a Facebook message at around 4 a.m. on May 15, 2020. “Call me,” a Florida legislator turned lobbyist wrote to an old friend. “I have a question for you.”
Carl Hiaasen is retiring. This is good news.
It’s good news for sleazeballs, charlatans, buffoons, blowhards and fools. It’s good news for the powerful, the pompous, the entitled, the smug and the slimy. It’s good news for those who view the Everglades as a useless swamp, or look at mangroves and see only a bunch of smelly trees blocking the view.
It’s good news for those people, but it’s bad news for Florida. For decades this state has had no watchdog fiercer (or funnier) than Carl. He has more than earned his retirement, of course. But he’ll leave a void in the journalism landscape the size of Lake Okeechobee.
We’ve officially hit one full year since the beginning of this pandemic, and that means it’s been an entire calendar year of doing nothing but staying inside and binge-watching your favorite old shows and trying out new shows. That also means you’re probably running out of “I’ve been meaning to watch that!” shows on your binge to do list. But have no fear, we’re here to help you with this specifically 2021 problem https://ew.com/tv/best-shows-
2. What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled.
3. Writing my name in cursive is my signature move.
4. Why do bees stay in their hives during winter? Swarm.
5. If you're bad at haggling, you'll end up paying the price.
6. Just so everyone's clear, I'm going to put my glasses on.
7. A commander walks into a bar and orders everyone around.
8. I lost my job as a stage designer. I left without making a scene.
9. Never buy flowers from a monk. Only you can prevent florist friars.
10. How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer.
11. I once worked at a cheap pizza shop to get by. I kneaded the dough.
12. My friends and I have named our band "Duvet". It's a cover band.
13. I lost my girlfriend's audiobook, and now I'll never hear the end of it.
14. Why is "dark" spelled with a k and not c? Because you can't see in the dark.
15. Why is it unwise to share your secrets with a clock? Well, time will tell.
16. When I told my contractor I didn't want carpeted steps, they gave me a blank stare.
17. Bono and The Edge walk into a Dublin bar and the bartender says, Oh no, not U2 again?
18. Prison is just one word to you, but for some people, it's a whole sentence.
19. Scientists got together to study the effects of alcohol on a person's walk. The result was staggering.
20. I'm trying to organize a hide and seek tournament, but good players are really hard to find.
21. I got over my addiction to chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts. I won't lie, it was a rocky road.
22. What do you say to comfort a friend who's struggling with grammar? There, their, they're.
23. I went to the toy store and asked where the Schwarznegger dolls are. I was told "Aisle B, back".
24. What did the surgeon say to the patient who insisted on closing up his own incision? Suture self.
25. I've started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It's about raisin awareness.
On the first day after his wife served him with divorce papers, a man packed his stuff into boxes, crates and suitcases.On the second day, the movers came and collected his things.On the third day, he sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining-room table, put on soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water.When he finished, he went into each and every room and placed a few half-eaten shrimps dipped in caviar into the hollow center of the curtain rods.He then cleaned up the kitchen and left.On the fourth day, the wife came back with her new boyfriend, and at first all was bliss.Then, slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything; cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place. Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned.Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in, the expensive wool carpeting was replaced but in the end, nothing worked!People stopped coming over to visit, repairmen refused to work in the house and to top it all off, the maid quit.Finally, they couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided to move. They listed the house but even after a month with their asking price cut in half, they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house.Word got out, and eventually all the local realtors refused to list the house.Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they borrowed a huge sum of money and bought a new house.One day shortly thereafter, the man called his ex-wife and asked how things were going. She told him the saga. He listened politely and said he missed his old home terribly and would be willing to reduce his divorce settlement in exchange for the house.Knowing he could have no idea how bad the smell really was, the ex-wife agreed to sell him the home for 1/10 th of what the house was worth if he would only sign the papers that very day.He agreed, and within two hours, her lawyers delivered the completed paperwork and the deal was done.A week later, the ex-wife and her boyfriend stood smiling as they watched the movers pack everything to take to their new home .......and to spite the ex-husband ......they even took the curtain rods!I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU
